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Tiki Chic,
I can fully understand your reasoning for a reserve. It certainly makes sense. I didn't explain my reasons for not bidding on reserve auctions, so I thought I'd list them.
Ebay changes thing and how they do reserves may be different today. A long time ago I found a Don the Beachcomber Head Mug in a search thru "Head Vases" (Tiki Mugs end up there). I was going out of town so I write the woman and ask for the reserve. She gives it to me. She wanted $50.00 for the mug. I bid $75.00, this pushes the auction up to $2.00. I did not want to tip the womans hand on the resrve price so I did not bid again. When I get home from my trip, the auction's over and I'm the only bidder, still at two dollars. I write the woman and tell her I will pay her the reserve price and I never heard back from her. Similar things have happened on more than one occasion. Sometimes I watch the auction closely, sometimes I put in my high bid and forget about it. Sellers want the highest price, buyers want the lowest price. Reserve helps you get the highest price, but, my experiences in the past taught me it's too much of a hassle. Also I don't get caught up in the competition of an auction. I don't have the win at all cost mentality people have. I'm just buying some thing, period. So I don't bid on reserve items. I also want to point out that had that woman not given me the reserve, I wouldn't have bid as high, so it's hard to say what the best course of action is on reserve auctions
Mahalo,
Al
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